Pus

A fluid of varying consistence produced in the proce of suppuration. It is formed by a liquefactive necrosis of the intercellular substance of ti ues, the cells themselves floating in the fluid and undergoing fatty degeneration. Clinically, pus is due to the action of microorganisms. P., Blue, pus colored blue by the bacillus pyocyaneus. P. -corpuscles, the corpuscles found in pus; they are small, usually multinuclear cells, chiefly out wandered leukocytes, but also degenerate connective-ti ue cells. The nuclei may be hidden by granules, but can be made to appear by adding a little acetic acid to the pus. P., Curdy, containing cheesy-looking flakes. P. -disease. Synonym of Pyemia. P., Healthy. See P., Laudable. P., Ichorous, pus when thin and acrid. P., Laudable, a whitish, inodorous pus, formerly thought to be e ential to the healing of wounds. P., Muco-, pus mixed with mucus. P. -poison, a chemic compound that gives rise in the ti ues to purulent inflammation. The proteid extracts of many bacteria act thus, e. g., tuberculin. P., Sanious, pus mixed with blood. P. Sero-, pus largely admixed with serum. P. -tube, a term frequently applied to a Fallopian tube the seat of suppurative inflammation. See Pyosalpinx . P., Watery. Synonym of P., Ichorous. For microorganisms of pus see Bacteria, Synonymatic Table of.